diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 79861ab8..25ce9ec4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -130,3 +130,7 @@ install(
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/soci-config-version.cmake"
     DESTINATION "${SOCI_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR}"
 )
+
+# Final status
+message(STATUS "SOCI ${SOCI_VERSION} will be built as ${SOCI_LIB_TYPE} library.")
+message(STATUS "Enabled SOCI backends are: ${SOCI_ENABLED_BACKENDS}")
diff --git a/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt
index d2572815..4ff75b28 100644
--- a/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,5 +87,3 @@ foreach(CURRENT_BACKEND IN LISTS SOCI_EXISTING_BACKENDS)
 endforeach()
 
 set(SOCI_ENABLED_BACKENDS "${ENABLED_BACKENDS}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-message(STATUS "Enabled SOCI backends are: ${ENABLED_BACKENDS}")
-